The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-07-15
Focal Affairs.
LITTLE LOCALS.


Mr.. VIM. Silver, Of Chenille, has success
fully passed the examination and been admit.
ted as student at Lafayette College, Easton,
Pa.
The NJ. f. congregation at Level will hold
festival in the basement of the church, each
afternoon and evening, from July Goth to 23d,
inclusive.
Mr.. John X. Heaps, of Prospect, is very i'll
with Inflammation of the bowels. Mrs. Eliza.
beth Bay has also been very III with pneumonia.
Both are improving.
MIR. Patrick Moran, of the Stony Forest,
Abingdon district, has 20 acres of tomatoes,
which subscriber pronounces to be The finest
in the neighborhoOd.
Mr.. Joseph F. Bostic, who lives near
Stafford, has a remarkably fine COW. She is
not two years old, has her first calf and pro.
duces lbs. of butter week
Mr.. Edwin T. Luckey, of Black Horse, has
been appointed postal clerk on the route from
Washington TO New York. He entered upon
his duties on Tuesday of last week.
Last Saturday George Mather, son of Mr..
Thos. w. Mather, who lives near Level, had
his hand accidentally crushed by wheel The
wound is painful but is not considered danger.
Gus.
Last Monday while George A. Wilkinson,
living near Level, was driving a pair of young
mules to mower they took fright and throw
ing him from the machine ran across a ten acre
field, cutting clean swath all the way across.
Fortunately Mr. Wilkinson was not injured,
nor did the mules or the mower suffer any
damage.
Our ueighbor of the Towsontown Union is
jealous. He says: "Bel Air had Its 4th of July
celebration Monday evening. The previous
Fourth they set off their fire works in the after.
noon. Having learned wisdom from experience
they waited until after dark this time, and the
result was much more satisfactory. 1t was a
big thing (for Bel Air) and in the language
of the poet 'they got there with both feet"
APPOINTMENTS IN THE INTERNAL REVENUE
SERvIcE.-Mr. Thomas A. Hays, of Hartford
county, has been appointed as temporary GUS
toms inspector at Baltimore, until November
30th and Mr.. Henry Richardson, of this county,
has been transferred from a clerkship TO the
position of storekeeper.
ARREsTs-Annie Sibbs was arrested on
Saturday and Henry Washington on Monday,
by Deputy Sheriff McGinnis, for dsorderly con.
duct and threatening to do each other injury
They were taken before Justice Proctor and
bound over to keep the peace for six months.
sibbs and Washington are both colored.
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PERRYMANs.-A correspondent says: Mr..
j. H. Sutton, of Perryman, is much improved
since he had his eye taken out He lost the
sight of 1t several years ago and it was begin
ming to affect his other eye.
Heavy crops Of timothy are reported around
Perrymans. Wheat will be an average CROP
The supply of candidates exceeds the demand.
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ACCIDENT TO A LADY.-Miss Julia D. Mif1ln,
of shippensburg, Pa, who is visiting her sister,
near Castleton, while driving in a buggy, OPP
poste the residence of Mr.. Hugh A. Jones, was
thrown out by the breaking of the king-bolt,
which separated the front part of the buggy from
the back. Miss Mifiiin was dragged some dis
lance but fortunately escaped with only few
bruises The buggy was wrecked.
Cows KILLED by TRAIN On Monday
night three of MIR. Daniel p Hollingsworth's
best cows got out of his pasture field and wan.
dered into the deep cut on the Maryland Cen
trail Railroad, on Mr.. VIM. 7. Watson's place,
near Fallston, where they were struck by the
owl train and mutilatcd to such an extent that
they had to be killed The loss is an unfortu.
nate one, at this time, for Mr.. Holingsworth,
needs all the milk he can get for his extensive
ice cream business.
INCREASING AN ASSESSMENT. Tax Commits
sioner Levin Woolford has added to the assess
ment Of the Susquehanna Water Power and
Paper Company the sum of $37, O64, the total
assessment of the company now being SIG, 974,
upon which the county tax this year will be
$l,309Gl. The people of Hartford county would
gladly welcome the establishment of other large
enterprises like that of the Paper Company
Besides giving employment TO a large number
of persons they aid materially in paying the
county expenses.
FISH POND RoBBED.-Last Saturday night
some person or persons visited the fish pond
of Mr.. Reuben Stubs, on the old 'Ramsay
Hotel" property, near Delta, and emptied it by
opening the gate in the breast of the DAM
They caught all of the large fish, including
some fine carp, and let the smaller ones float
into the creek below. Mr.. Stubs had spent O
considerable amount of money, labor and pains
in the construction of this pond and In caring
for the fish. Information is wanted by Mr..
Stubs that will lead TO the detection of the
thief This is the second time this pond has
been robbed, although the other time but few
fish were taken.
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PERSONAL MENTIoN.-Mrs. Hannah Hamilton,
of Brooklyn, N. Y, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Mary Dallam, near Bel Air.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Mcintyre, of Baltimore,
are guests at Dr.. L. Hall Richardson's Mrs.
Mcintyre was formerly Miss Horteuse Hardesty.
Rev. 7. d. Valiant, formerly pastor of Bel
Air NJ. 2. Church, was visiting his old friends
here this week.
Admiral and Mrs. VIM. E. Leroy and Mr.. and
Mrs. Murray, of New York, who have been
guests of Col. Herman Stump, near Bel Air,
left on Monday. Admiral and Mrs. Leroy went
to Richfeld Springs, N. Y.
Miss Hanna Jeffrey, of Baltimore, is at Mr.. s.
A. Williams, Bel Air.
Mr.. Albert Prigg, of Akron, Ohio, is visiting
his mother, Mrs. Margery Prigg. Bel Air.
CoRoNER's VERDICT IN POISONING CASE
On Monday a jury of inquest, summoned by
Justice VIM. 4. Cronin, met at Michaelsville,
to hear evidence in the case of Freedom Rice,
the old colored man, who died suddenly in
Bush River Neck, some weeks ago, under sus
picious circumstances. Eight witnesses were
examined and the jury brought in verdict to
the effect that Rice came to his death by poison,
administered by persons unknown to the jury.
The jury was composed of Garrett Osborn, fore.
man; r. Emory Taylor, VIM. IL. Jacobs, b.
Frank Keen, VIM. II. Foard, VIM. j. Osborn,
BENZ. Preston, Thos. Oliver, George Courtney,
Samuel Kimble, j. Wesley Bolts and James
Chesney.
Rice was taken sick Immediately after eating
of stewed rhubarb and died in a short time
He was buried but suspicion was aroused, his
remains were exhumed the stomach and con.
tents removed and being analysed poison was
was discovered.
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